Pursuant to Act 261 of March 18, 2015 on Universities (the University Act) with subsequent changes, the following curriculum for the Master programme in Information and Communication Technologies (MICT) is stipulated. The programme also follows the Joint programme regulations and the Examination Policies and Procedures for the Faculty of IT and Design.
The Professional Master’s Degree programme is organised in accordance with the Ministry of Science’s Order no. 1013 of July 2, 2018 on Professional Master’s Degree Programmes, Ministerial order no. 1188 of 7. December 2009 (the Part-Time Order) with subsequent changes, and Ministerial Order no. 1062 of June 30, 2016 on University Examinations (the Examination Order) with subsequent changes. Further reference is made to Ministerial Order no. 114 of February 3, 2015 (the Grading Scale Order).
The programme is offered in Copenhagen.
The Master programme falls under the Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Aalborg University (AAU).
The Master programme falls under the Board of Studies for Electronics and IT.
The Master programme is associated with the body of external examiners for engineering educations: electro (in Danish: censorkorps for Ingeniøruddannelsernes landsdækkende censorkorps; elektro).
Admission to the master programme in ICT (MICT) presupposes a relevant higher education at least at bachelor level and at least 2 years of relevant professional experience pursuant to the completion of a qualifying exam.
Relevant bachelor educations are:
or other relevant education within technical IT.
Aalborg University can provide access to the study for candidates who do not meet the academic conditions of access, but who are considered to have the necessary prerequisites to accomplish this. The requirements of relevant professional experience cannot be exempted.
The master programme entitles students to the title:
The education is the equivalent of a one-year full-time study (60 ECTS) offered as: a) two years of part-time study or b) three years of part-time study. Invididual modules of the programme can also be followed to the extent that the necessary prerequisites are met.
The study form consists of courses as well as project work, individually and in groups.
The Study Board can approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from other Master’s or Professional Master’s programmes in lieu of programme elements in this programme (credit transfer). The Study Board can also approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from another Danish programme or a programme outside of Denmark at the same level in lieu of programme elements within this curriculum. Decisions on credit transfer are made by the Study Board based on an academic assessment. See the Joint Programme Regulations.
In exceptional circumstances, the Study Board can grant exemption from those parts of the curriculum that are not stipulated by law or ministerial order. Exemption regarding an examination applies to the immediate examination.
The rules for examinations are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures - published at this website: https://www.studieservice.aau.dk/Studielegalitet/
In the assessment of all written work, regardless of the language it is written in, weight is also given to the student's formulation and spelling ability, in addition to the academic content. Orthographic and grammatical correctness as well as stylistic proficiency are taken as a basis for the evaluation of language performance. Language performance must always be included as an independent dimension of the total evaluation. However, no examination can be assessed as ‘Pass’ on the basis of good language performance alone; similarly, an examination normally cannot be assessed as ‘Fail’ on the basis of poor language performance alone.
The Board of Studies can grant exemption from this in special cases (e.g., dyslexia or a native language other than Danish).
The Master’s project must include an English summary (or another foreign language (French, Spanish or German) upon approval by the Board of Studies). If the project is written in English, the summary must be in Danish (The Board of Studies can grant exemption from this). The summary must be at least 1 page and not more than 2 pages (this is not included in any fixed minimum and maximum number of pages per student). The summary is included in the evaluation of the project as a whole.
It is assumed that the student can read academic texts in his or hor native language as well as in English and use referance works etc.
The following competence profile will be given in the diploma:
A graduate of the Master programme has competencies acquired through the course of an educational programme based in the integration of research results and practical experiences.
The graduate of the Master programme can through scientifically grounded personal and professional competencies perform highly qualified functions inthe labor market.
Knowledge:
Skills:
Competences:
1) mICT-MII: Management of ICT Innovations
2) mICT-ISP: ICT Services and Platforms
3) mICT-CIS: ICT Cyber and Information Security
The programme is structured in modules and organized as a problem-based study. A module is a programme element or a group of programme elements, which aims to give students a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits, and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods. Examinations are defined in the curriculum.
The programme is based on a combination of academic, problem-oriented and interdisciplinary approaches and organized based on the following work and evaluation methods that combine skills and reflection:
Furthermore, in this programme advanced teaching and learning tools, including E-learning and video conferencing tools will be used intensively.
Within the mICT programme three tracks are offered:
All tracks have the interdisciplinary approach combining the above mentioned academic areas. The mICT-ISP track has a more technical focus and provides theories, tools and methods for development of ICT and media services while the mICT-MII track has a more managerial focus and includes the theories, methods and tools for understanding the business processes and service design. And mICT-CIS track focuses on cyber security and crime from a technological and law perspective.
An overview of the curriculum is depicted in Table 1.
Throughout the education 3 main academic areas are covered:
These are depicted in the main rows of Table 1.
The education is provided in 3 trimesters, where a trimester in the part time (two years) version is equivalent to 8 months and in the part time (three years) version is equivalent to one year.
Each trimester has a topic, which is depicted in the main columns of Table 1.
The project work in the 3rd trimester of the education constitutes the final project work and has a workload of 15 ECTS points. The final thesis project will be carried out either individually or in groups. If the final project is done in groups the preferable size for a group is 2 and the maximum size is 3. Each student will be given an individual mark according to the 7-point scale.
Individual examinations will take place in all courses. The examinations will be either oral or written exams. The evaluation form is indicated in the course descriptions.
The 60 ECTS include:
25 ECTS will be evaluated with external examiner. This includes the project in the first trimester and the final thesis project.
In Table 1 it is indicated which courses belong to mICT-ISP, mICT-MII and mICT-CIS tracks. Also courses common for all tracks are indicated in the table. Furthermore in the 3rd trimester two elective courses are offered.
| 1st trimester Theme: ISP: Services and platforms MII: Organizations and Innovations CIS: Enterprises Cyber Security | 2nd trimester Theme: ISP: Application development MII: Design and Innovation CIS: Privacy & Security frameworks in Organizations | 3rd trimester Theme: Master Project | ||||||
| Course Title | ECTS | Track | Course title | ECTS | Track | Course title | ECTS | Track |
Networks and services | Communication technologies and service architectures | 5 | ISP | Development of ICT and media services | 5
| ISP
| Identity and access management | 5 | Elective |
Cyber security and trust | 5 | CIS | |||||||
Design & Users |
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| Interaction design | 5
| All*
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Cognitive Psychology | 5 | MII | |||||||
Market and business | Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Models | 5 | All*
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| Markets, regulation and standardization | 5 | Elective |
Technology Management and Business Processes | 5 | MII | |||||||
Cybercrime and Information Security Law | 5 | CIS | |||||||
Project (ECTS) |
| 10 |
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| 10 |
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| 15 |
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*) These courses are common for all tracks
**) Only one of the elective cources can be selected for the third trimester
Offered as:
1-professional | |||||
Study programme: ICT Service and Platforms (mICT-ISP) | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Services and Platforms | Project | 10 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Models | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Communication Technologies and Service Architectures | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
2 Semester
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Application Development | Project | 10 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Interaction Design | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Development of ICT and Media Services | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
3 Semester
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Master's Thesis | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Elective course module package
Choose 1 course module
| Course | 5 |
Offered as:
1-professional | |||||
Study programme: Management of ICT Innovations (mICT-MII) | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Organizations and Innovations | Project | 10 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Models | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Technology Management and Business Processes | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
2 Semester
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Design and Innovation | Project | 10 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Interaction Design | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Cognitive Psychology | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
3 Semester
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Master's Thesis | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Elective course module package
Choose 1 course module
| 5 |
Offered as:
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Study programme: ICT Cyber and Information Security (mICT-CIS) | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Enterprises Cyber Security | Project | 10 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Models | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Cybercrime and Information Security Law | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
2 Semester
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Privacy & Security frameworks in Organizations | Project | 10 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Interaction Design | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Cyber Security and Trust | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
3 Semester
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Master's Thesis | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Elective course module package
Choose 1 course module
| Course | 5 |
Elective course module package Choose 1 course module | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method |
Markets, Regulation and Standardization | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Identity and Access Management | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
The curriculum adopted by the Study Board of Electronics and IT and approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Science and comes into force on 01.09.2016.
Students who wish to complete their studies under the previous curriculum from the Master in Information and Communication Technologies must conclude their education by the summer examination period 2017 at the latest, since examinations under the previous curriculum are not offered after this time.
Minor editorial changes have been made in connection with the digitisation of the study curriculum.